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Essentials: The Top 10 Patti Scialfa Songs

August 15, 2024 Jonathan Smith 3
With just three full albums under her belt (‘Rumble Doll’ 1993, ‘23rd Street Lullaby’ 2004, ‘Play It As it Lays’ 2007), and perhaps fated to be best known as Mrs Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa has a […]
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Steep Canyon Rangers “Roll Of The Dice” – let the bones roll where they will

April 22, 2026 0
Gearing up for the release of their fifteenth studio album; not counting the collaborations with renowned bluegrass banjoist Steve Martin, the Steep Canyon Rangers: Graham Sharp (banjo, vocals), Mike Guggino (mandolin/mandola, vocals), Aaron Burdett (guitar, vocals), […]
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Video Premiere: Whitney Walker “Solar Princess”

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Solar Princess, the brand new single from Whitney Walker, is unpredictable and compelling, bursting with musical freedom. Propelled forward by dramatic drumming from Robert Mitchell, there’s a great sense of urgency and dynamic energy. Meanwhile, Walker’s words […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

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